TAMPA, Fla. (KGUN) — Newly-released body camera footage shows Florida officers rescuing a baby from a hot, stolen car.
Tampa police say a woman briefly left the 11-month-old girl alone inside a car at an apartment complex in August 2022.
However, when she got back to the car, it was stolen. This led to a search for the car and baby.
About a half hour later, officers say they found the stolen car abandoned.
Once they spotted the car, police are seen racing to scale a fence and save the baby.
They quickly opened the door and gave the baby medical attention.
Emergency crews soon took her to a local hospital where she was reunited with her mother.
Police confirm the baby was overheated and lethargic, but hospital staff reveal she made a full recovery.
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